Picks and Pans Review: The Jeff Dunham Show's Jeff Dunham Master of Puppets

>• The ventriloquist comic, 47, brings his controversial act to his hit Comedy Central show.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?

Growing up, I wasn’t a ladies’ man or a jock. This was my secret weapon to make fun of people and get laughs.

YOU GET FLACK FOR MAKING FUN OF ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE IN YOUR ACT.

If you aren’t stepping on some toes, you probably aren’t pushing things enough. I’ve been accused of all kinds of things, but I just want to make people laugh.

WHAT DO YOUR DAUGHTERS THINK?

They’re 12, 14 and 18. I never in a million years thought I would be cool to my teenage daughters! It’s every parent’s dream.

Updated by Elaine Aradillas

and Liz Berman